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How I Found a Home for Wayward Mathematicians — MATH VALUES
I can’t lie (no, really, I can’t. I’m very expressive. I will never sit at a poker table), and I have to fess up that I was incredibly nervous to be around Real Mathematicians. I considered myself to just be a nerdy voracious ingester of all things math. August crept up on me, I went to Tampa, and whaddya know, I found myself in conversations with some very fine folks - and they took me in. They nerded out with me. They drank wine with me.
Seeing is Believing : Using 3D Visualization to Strengthen Student Understanding — MATH VALUES
By Jana Talley (X, Instagram) Guiding students in visualizing mathematical concepts is one of the most challenging aspects of teaching calculus. As such, professors continuously seek out technological tools to aid in these tasks. One tool that has become a staple for both instructors and students across the country is CalcPlot3D, a free online 3D graphics applet used for classroom demonstrations and interactive tasks.
The United States by the Numbers — MATH VALUES
By Math Values Editorial Board We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish...
OPENing the World of Professional Development — MATH VALUES
As told by PI Doug Ensley Edited by Audrey Malagon, Lead Editor, DUE Point Blog Professional development has traditionally been a face-to-face endeavor, but Dr. Doug Ensley (Professor Emeritus, Shippensburg University) and team are reimagining what is possible for professional development delivered online.
Testimonios: Dr. María Cristina Villalobos — MATH VALUES
From kindergarten through second grade, I was in bilingual education with bilingual teachers, perfecting Spanish and learning English. Developing into a dual-language speaker was helped by my immersion in Spanish at home and in English while in school. In third grade, I encountered my first full-blown English-speaking class—I say this since Ms. Turner only spoke English.
Testimonios: Dr. William Yslas Vélez — MATH VALUES
On our trips to Magdalena de Kino, we would bring back a variety of firecrackers. A palomita, a triangular-shaped firecracker, four inches on each side, placed inside a mailbox would rip out the rivets and open it up for airmail. We found Josefina’s (my sister) baby buggy in the open lot (or maybe one of us placed it there). This reminded us of covered wagons going across the prairie. We attacked the covered wagon with flaming arrows. Several explosions were heard when the stagecoach caught on fire.
Finding your Community — MATH VALUES
Embarking on the journey through graduate school is a tough one. It can be very daunting to attempt on your own, without a support system. A support system can take on many forms. I am fortunate enough that I haven’t been alone in the process – my partner Jasmine and I both went to college together and are both current graduate students in the same program so we have gone through the whole process together.
Count Me In with Della and Deanna Season 3, A Podcast — MATH VALUES
Join Della Dumbaugh and Deanna Haunsperger this fall for Season 3 of Count Me In with Della and Deanna. Listen to interesting conversations with mathematicians about their personal stories of growing up. These conversations will give you insights into the many paths people take to find their way to a career in mathematics and the many people who help them along the way.
Testimonios: Dr. Mariel Vázquez Melken — MATH VALUES
The next measure of greatness is not as captivating. During my childhood the city regularly broke records levels of pollution and crime. Life amidst daily chaos was challenging. Home, family, and school were my protection, and schoolwork was the crutch I leaned on as I navigated the winding path from childhood, through puberty, and into adulthood. Outside the bubble there was turmoil. The 1980s started with one of the worst presidents in Mexican history.
Testimonios: Dr. Anthony Várilly-Alvarado — MATH VALUES
My mother died on July 8, 2002, the summer between my junior and senior years of college. That fall, my brother Patrick started college at MIT. Through sheer determination and will power, my mother beat the life expectancy cancer sentenced her to by more time than any of us thought possible. At her funeral, several of her co-workers remarked to me that she had lived to see her dream of making sure her children went off to college.
Testimonios: Dr. Tatiana Toro — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
Testimonios: Dr. Richard A. Tapia — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
Being Rock-star Good at Math: An interview with Vanessa Vakharia — MATH VALUES
Expanding one’s knowledge often involves getting stuck. Yet, many math students see their moments of uncertainty as indicating weakness in the field. Classroom teaching, office hours, and tutoring are places where a positive math identity in students can be fostered. For a discussion about working with students’ attitudes about math, Math Values turned to Vanessa Vakharia, an experienced and successful math tutor from Toronto.
Testimonios: Dr. Roberto Soto — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
Testimonios: Dr. Hortensia Soto — MATH VALUES
I did not know English when I started kindergarten, but with the most compassionate teachers, I slowly learned. In honor of some of my first teachers, I want to share a few memories. I clearly remember learning the word “scissors” when my kindergarten teacher taught me how to cut because I didn’t know how to hold scissors. My first-grade teacher left my name up on her door so I could go to it to see how to spell my name—it took me a while to learn this task.
Questions to Ask to Identify a Supportive Graduate Program as a Woman or Gender Minority in Math — MATH VALUES
By Brittany Gelb, Kathryn Beck, Joy Hamlin, Hamidreza Mahmoudian, Nkhalo Malawo, Lucy Martinez, and Rebecca Whitman When I attended open houses as a prospective graduate student, I wanted to know: is this a program where I would feel supported and be able to thrive?
Testimonios: Dr. Angel Ramón Pineda Fortín — MATH VALUES
When my parents were medical students, they didn’t have much money, but they always prioritized school. We always went to the best school they could barely afford and sometimes we would be called to the principal’s office because we were late in the payments. My parents always put my sister Marcela and I in bilingual schools so we would learn English, even though they themselves didn’t speak the language.
Testimonios: Dr. José A. Perea — MATH VALUES
The preparation course was structured to review all relevant material for the test by splitting the content into classes. Among them was obviously mathematics, but the course was entirely subverted by the teacher in charge.
Academia, will you not be my Valentine? — MATH VALUES
Since I could remember, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with academia. Oddly enough, it was the source of most of my stress even as early as elementary school - which is not at all healthy. As I progressed, I did not learn to navigate this stress, but I learned to get used to it, which again, is not healthy. For some reason, despite this constant stress and anxiety surrounding this obviously very hostile environment for me, I still decided to pursue a career in academia.
Testimonios: Dr. Omayra Ortega — MATH VALUES
I spent the last two years of my PhD in an all-but-dissertation instructor position at Arizona State University. Those last two years teaching full time while trying to complete my PhD were arduous. I would not wish that experience on anyone, and I highly discourage anyone from attempting to start a new position before completing their PhD. Even though it started off rough, I am thankful to have had this opportunity because it led to a nine-year career at ASU.
Testimonios: Dr. Cynthia Oropesa Anhalt — MATH VALUES
In my senior year, I had an amazing calculus teacher, Mr. Dorsey, and he consistently lifted my spirits by periodically reminding me that I was the only Latina student in calculus in the whole school. This made me feel special somehow to know that he kept an eye on me so that I would succeed. He encouraged our small class of 12 to study together outside of class, so we did.
Count Me In with Della and Deanna Season 2, A Podcast — MATH VALUES
Join Della Dumbaugh and Deanna Haunsperger this fall for Season 2 of Count Me In with Della and Deanna. Listen to interesting conversations with mathematicians about their personal stories of growing up. These conversations will give you insights into the many paths people take to find their way to a career in mathematics and the many people who help them along the way.
Testimonios: Dr. Ryan R. Moruzzi, Jr. — MATH VALUES
When I had that negative experience, I believed I did not have the skills or capability to become an engineer, and I needed to change my major. Not knowing what other major to switch to, coupled with the fact that I wanted to graduate in four years, I switched over to being a math major, which was not viewed as an “easy” major. I had confidence in math, and that confidence came from my mom advocating for me in those early years and other early experiences.
Great Resignation in Math Departments — MATH VALUES
Over the past couple of years, we have heard much about the “Great Resignation.” It refers to the increased rate at which workers are leaving their jobs, and academia is not immune. TheChronicle of Higher Education and Fidelity Investments completed a study of the effects of the pandemic on faculty at universities. The beginning of the report summarizes the following findings: The majority of faculty are experiencing elevated levels of frustration, anxiety, and stress.
Testimonios: Dr. Victor H. Moll — MATH VALUES
So I spent my early years in Cabildo, starting my formal education in Escuela de Hombres, Número 5. This was a typical elementary school in a small town, probably with students of different ages in the same room. My teachers were Angelina Guzmán and Maria Eugenia Palacios. The photo above shows my fourth-grade class, I am the fifth from right to left in the middle row.
First-Generation Guilt — MATH VALUES
By Roberto Hernandez (he/him/his) I am a Mexican-American first-generation student, currently a third year PhD student in the Department of Mathematics at Emory University. I come from a small under-privileged community in Los Angeles where the norm for many kids is to reach a high school diploma and pursue no higher education.
Testimonios: Dr. Hortensia Soto (En Español) — MATH VALUES
Tengo dos recuerdos muy vívidos e importantes del segundo grado, uno en la clase de ortografía y otro en la de matemáticas. Después de deletrear correctamente la palabra «encaje» en voz alta, mi maestra me pidió que la usara en un enunciado. Sabiendo que estaba totalmente perdida, añadió «está en tu vestido». Mi mamá me hacía toda la ropa y había muchas cosas en este vestido, como botones, lunares, y un cierre.
Testimonios: Dr. Omayra Ortega (En Español) — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Selenne Bañuelos (En Español) — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Three Tips to Improve Accessibility — MATH VALUES
When I was a postdoc, a student approached me with a request I had not received before: they wanted course materials printed on green paper instead of white. Why? As part of a concussion protocol, their physician recommended it as one way to reduce eye strain. Ever since, I have defaulted to printing on green paper instead of white.
Testimonios: Dr. James A. M. Álvarez (En Español) — MATH VALUES
La historia de Olga. Mi madre, Olga Mendoza, creció en una pequeña comunidad establecida a principios del siglo XX como una ciudad que se formó alrededor de una empresa. La empresa fabricaba grandes tuberías para el drenaje hechas de arcilla en el pueblo de Saspamco, Texas, que en realidad es un acrónimo de San Antonio Sewer Pipe and Manufacturing Company.
Testimonios: Dr. Ralph R. Gomez — MATH VALUES
Skateboarding. Admittedly, it was sometimes challenging to remain on my self-selected path of embracing education and staying out of trouble. On my street was a gang called XIV (the fourteeners), which seemed to be based on one of the more notorious gangs in Los Angeles. Around my sophomore year of high school, I seriously considered joining this gang on my street. Some of my friends had joined, and I became attracted to the gang’s stature and cohesion.
What is Mathematics? — MATH VALUES
The title question has been on my mind for quite some time now. A thoughtful response could go a long way to communicate the beauty, power, and purpose of our discipline to anyone at any level. A careless response might increase misconceptions or anxiety related to mathematics. We owe it to our profession to craft a unified response that promotes a positive culture for mathematics in our society and then communicate it widely.
Testimonios: Dr. Stephan Ramon Garcia — MATH VALUES
Fortunately, my grades and SAT scores were high enough for me to gain admission to UC Berkeley with a UC Regents Scholarship. Berkeley was only an hour from home, so I never considered any of the other schools to which I was admitted. Undergraduate Education I had no idea what to do at UC Berkeley. There was no internet to speak of: no course reviews or “frequently asked questions’’ pages were available. I simply signed up for classes that roughly mirrored my high-school schedule.
MAA Blog: Mathematicians’ Case for Preserving the Right to Abortion — MATH VALUES
When I heard about the leak of the Supreme Court’s decision inDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, I was not surprised. That Roe v Wade would be overturned felt like a done deal when Amy Coney Barrett took her seat on the Court in 2020. The news was leaked in early May byPolitico, a news source that I read daily, in my job as Director of theAmerican Mathematical Society Office of Government Relations. The opinions were released on June 24, and I was ready.
MAA Blog: What Exactly is High School Math? — MATH VALUES
By Dave Kung, Director of Policy; Lindsay Fitzpatrick, Senior Lead - Policy and Implementation, Charles A. Dana Center, with research and writing support from Education Strategy Group and Student Achievement Partners “What are students doing in their high school math classes?!?” If you’ve spent any time at all with college math faculty, you’ve heard this question. Of course, just because you put a question mark at the end, doesn’t mean it’s actually a question.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Jesús A. De Loera Herrera — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Ricardo Cortez — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Minerva Cordero — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Anastasia Chavez — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: La fábrica de olímpicos — MATH VALUES
Imelda M Flores Vazquez La Maestra Isabel Cristina y su alumna Danae en una de las competencias de matemáticas. There is a push by some mathematicians to make the discipline look inward while trying to answer the question: how do we make mathematics accessible to all? And a more accurate and better question: what are we doing wrong that pushes students away from mathematics and how can we fix it? There is a lot of work to do inside our community and as educators, this work has to start with us.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Selenne Bañuelos — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Equitable Data Literacy — MATH VALUES
By Katy Hoffecker (@Katy_Hoff), high school mathematics teacher at Odessa High School and Jesse McNulty (@mrnultisanerd), Instructional Technology Specialist serving the Appoquinimink School District In a data-driven world, the importance of data literacy for all is paramount. Everywhere we look, our brain is receiving and processing data. Data influences our everyday decisions, professionally and personally.
MAA Blog: Finding Community as the M in STEM — MATH VALUES
I am in a program called STEM Scholars, which is my community college's chapter of the Louis Stokes North Star STEM Alliance. The program provides support and resources for marginalized, under-represented and/or students of color pursuing a degree in a field of STEM. While I feel like I have been blessed with a great deal of support in following my dreams and pursuing a degree in the mathematical sciences, sometimes I feel like it is a lonely road.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. Federico Ardila Mantilla — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Wisconsin Section High School Math Contest — MATH VALUES
By Lisa Marano with Laura Schmidt I had the honor of being invited to the Wisconsin Section of the MAA as part of the Section Visitors Program in spring of 2020. This meeting was postponed due to COVID-19, and I was invited back for spring of 2021.
MAA Blog: La Hermandad del Diario Viajero — MATH VALUES
By Imelda Flores Vazquez, Raquel Perales, and Alicia Prieto-Langarica @AliciaPL25 Stories can be a compelling tool in every discipline and for any person. Stories are particularly powerful for those of us underrepresented in our area of work. Many jobs that use mathematics remain as male dominated jobs, sadly perpetuating the idea that women are not capable of or not welcome doing mathematics. This is true all around the world.
MAA Blog: Testimonios: Dr. James A. M. Álvarez — MATH VALUES
Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the stories of people like them, holding a mirror up to our own community.
MAA Blog: Count Me In — MATH VALUES
Join Della Dumbaugh and Deanna Haunsperger this fall for conversations with colleagues in the mathematical community. Listen to delightful mathematicians with fascinating stories about family and home. These conversations will give you insights into the many paths people take to find their way to a career in mathematics and the many people who help them along the way.
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